Flesh in Hebrew is בָּשָׂר (basár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בָּשָׂר
basár
noun · masculine
In English
flesh
/flɛʃ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for flesh as a noun.
body tissue
- בָּשָׂרבשרbasármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word בָּשָׂר.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּשָׂר
- Written without vowel points
- בשר
- Said
- basár
- Plural
- בְּשָׂרִים
- Its meanings in English
- flesh, flesh, meat, body, person, male genitals, kin, kind
The Hebrew dictionary's page for בשר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with flesh.
These words come before and after flesh in the list.
These are the questions people ask about flesh in Hebrew.
How do you say flesh in Hebrew?
flesh in Hebrew is בָּשָׂר, said basár. Without vowel points it is written בשר. Its plural is בְּשָׂרִים.
Is בשר masculine or feminine?
The word בשר is masculine.
What else does בשר mean in English?
Besides flesh, בשר can mean flesh, meat, body, person, male genitals, and kin, kind.
How is flesh pronounced in English?
flesh is pronounced /flɛʃ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry flesh and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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